Padre Pio Saved My Life

by Jayd Henricks

Shia LaBeouf speaks with raw, unassuming language about the transforming grace of conversion. The actor is drawn to the old Mass because of its intrinsic merits.  Continue Reading »

6 Sep 2022

Archbishop Viganò and Colonel Grace-Groundling-Marchpole

by George Weigel

By allowing lies, calumnies, and Kremlin propaganda to be issued in his name, Archbishop Viganò has written the obituary for what remained of his once-considerable religious and moral authority.  Continue Reading »

16 Mar 2022

Lent, Gianlorenzo Bernini, and the Liberating Lightness of Truth

by George Weigel

As the Church enters Lent 2022, it is well to reflect on and pray over the Catholic understanding that doctrine is light, powerful, and liberating, which some parts of the world Church seem to have forgotten. Continue Reading »

2 Mar 2022

Briefly Noted

by Various

From the opening declaration that “biblical interpretation is not a historical discipline,” it is clear that Hans Boersma is addressing scholars committed to viewing the Bible as Scripture. Many biblical scholars do not share this commitment, and many who do were not trained in graduate school . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2022

Undercutting Vatican II to Defend Vatican II?

by George Weigel

The overbearing micro-management of the Traditional Latin Mass comes perilously close to undercutting the teaching on episcopal authority laid down by the very council Traditionis Custodes and Archbishop Roche claim to defend.  Continue Reading »

9 Feb 2022

The Vatican’s Unread Newspaper and the U.S. Bishops

by George Weigel

The Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, claims that the USCCB has made no mention of prohibiting Communion to pro-abortion politicians. This simply is not true. Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2021

Ratzinger After Vatican II

by Jean Duchesne

Ever since the ’60s, the theologian-pope has argued that the Church should make the most of contemporary culture. Continue Reading »

6 Dec 2021

Vatican Diplomacy and Taiwan’s Future

by David Mulroney

Seduced by China’s growing power and influence, the Holy See risks forgetting that Vatican diplomacy must be defined by its moral dimension: its dedication to peace, justice, and human freedom. Continue Reading »

11 Nov 2021

On John Paul II’s 75th Anniversary

by George Weigel

John Paul II became the most politically consequential pope since the High Middle Ages by being a witness to Christ and to the truths about our humanity.  Continue Reading »

3 Nov 2021

When Rome Policed Art

by Bronwen McShea

A century ago, a little-known Belgian artist named Albert Servaes became famous when cardinals at the Holy Office in Rome censured him for depicting Jesus Christ in a way they considered unsuitable for Catholics. The story made the front page of American Art News in New York. In this . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2021